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Address learning gaps at primary level
8 May 2026, 20:00 PM
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A reform long overdue
9 May 2026, 10:00 AM
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Address urea supply concerns urgently
8 May 2026, 11:00 AM
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This recurring road carnage has to stop
7 May 2026, 18:09 PM
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Fix the testing gap, contain measles
6 May 2026, 17:44 PM
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Press freedom should not be elusive
7 May 2026, 11:00 AM
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Restore NHRC’s functionality
5 May 2026, 19:15 PM
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Improve health services in the hills
6 May 2026, 11:00 AM
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Measles disaster warrants answers
4 May 2026, 18:45 PM
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Another death in custody
The death of a young man in police custody in Mymensingh remains shrouded in mystery due to contradictory statements by the OC of Mymensingh Police Station and a doctor of Mymensingh Medical College Hospital.
26 June 2016, 18:00 PM
Construction phase of metro rail
The proposed elevated metro rail connecting the two ends of the capital is indeed a welcome move.
26 June 2016, 18:00 PM
A fugitive MP's mysterious movement
The ruling party MP from Tangail-3 constituency, wanted by the police in a murder case, seems to have attained the powers of
25 June 2016, 18:00 PM
UK referendum result
European integration was a grand experiment that's been dealt a body blow by Britain's decision to leave the EU. Whether it a
25 June 2016, 18:00 PM
Blocking roads for programmes and rallies
It is a common sight in Dhaka now to see roads blocked and the common people stuck in traffic due to rallies or programmes of political parties.
24 June 2016, 18:00 PM
Britain exits EU
A52-48 split in vote in favour to exit the European Union; it will have tremendous multifaceted implications for Great Britain.
24 June 2016, 18:00 PM
US, Bangladesh agree to work for counter terrorism
The United States and Bangladesh have agreed to enhance cooperation in the areas of counter terrorism and countering violent extremism through capacity enhancement.
24 June 2016, 05:02 AM
Garbage-littered road
The photo published yesterday in the back page of this newspaper shows piles of garbage and construction materials left on the Bir Uttam Rafiqul Islam Avenue at Madhya Badda in the capital.
23 June 2016, 18:00 PM
What a travesty of justice
This is the ultimate nightmare for parents of a young woman in our society. Suchona comes from a family of four and has been hounded by a married man for two years.
23 June 2016, 18:00 PM
Chaos at Sayedabad terminal!
Thousands of people were left stranded on June 21 because of two feuding groups of transport workers' associations clashed over collection of illegal toll money from buses.
22 June 2016, 18:00 PM
Basket seller makes home for myna couple
Any resident of Dhaka knows how difficult it can be to find suitable accommodation. Elsewhere in the country the situation might not be quite as unfavourable but locating a home is never easy, and not only for humans.
22 June 2016, 18:00 PM
New method for combating counterfeit drugs
As the country's drug markets are flooded with fake and substandard medicines and millions of patients are exposed to the danger...
22 June 2016, 18:00 PM
Uttara arms haul
It was providence, in the form of a lone police man and his family who happened to be near the spot and who warned the police about
21 June 2016, 18:00 PM
The aggrieved are now the hounded
Three months have elapsed since Tonu's murder and various State bodies including the police and medical examiners have failed to
21 June 2016, 18:00 PM
Rapair dyke to save eight villages from flooding
People of eight villages in Madhabpur union under Kamalganj upazila of the district formed a human chain at Simultala in Dhalai River
21 June 2016, 18:00 PM
War trial: SC to hear Mir Quasem’s review plea July 25
The Supreme Court fixes July 25 for hearing the petition filed by war criminal Mir Quasem Ali seeking review of his judgement that had upheld his death penalty.
21 June 2016, 07:36 AM
Ruling party programme and traffic snarl up
As it is, traffic in the late afternoons of a Ramadan day is heavy without being compounded by street programmes of political
20 June 2016, 18:00 PM
Religious leaders call against militancy
We are heartened by the call of as many as 100,000 well known religious leaders and alems of the country against militancy. This
20 June 2016, 18:00 PM
Rana Dasgupta denies seeking Modi’s help
Advocate Rana Dasgupta denies allegations that he sought the help of the Indian prime minister in combating the recent attack on minorities in the country.
20 June 2016, 15:46 PM
‘Muslim-Hindu refugees helped each other in 1971’
Muslims and Hindus helped each other in overcoming the crisis in refugee camps during 1971, recalls Julian Francis, a friend of Bangladesh’s Liberation War.
20 June 2016, 08:06 AM